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Pseudounipolar neuron — A pseudounipolar neuron ( pseudo false, uni one) is a sensory neuron in the peripheral nervous system. This neuron contains a long dendrite and a short axon that connects to the spinal cord. The dendrite and axon are sometimes called distal… … Wikipedia
pseudounipolar neuron — noun A neuron in the peripheral nervous system having a long dendrite and a small axon that connects to the spinal cord … Wiktionary
pseudounipolar neuron — a unipolar neuron, almost always a primary sensory neuron, that was originally bipolar but whose two processes fused during development to form a single process that bifurcates at a distance from the cell body. One branch is structurally an axon… … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Neuron — A nerve cell, the basic impulse conducting unit of the nervous system. Neurons send and receive electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may send electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motor neurons or… … Medical dictionary
Neuron — This article is about cells in the nervous system. For other uses, see Neuron (disambiguation). Brain cell redirects here. For other uses, see Glial cell. Neuron: Nerve Cell … Wikipedia
Afferent nerve fiber — Nerve: Afferent nerve fiber Latin neurofibrae afferentes Code TH H2.00.06.1.00015 In the nervous system, afferent neurons (otherwise known as sensory or receptor neurons), carry nerve impulses from r … Wikipedia
Axon — For other uses, see Axon (disambiguation). Structure of a typical neuron Axon … Wikipedia
Cell (biology) — Allium cells in different phases of the cell cycle … Wikipedia
Dendrite — Dendritic redirects here. For the dendritic cell of the immune system, see Dendritic cell. For other uses of dendrite , see dendrite (disambiguation). Structure of a typical neuron Dendrite … Wikipedia
